England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

England competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 11 and 21 September 1998.^[1][2] England were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931. In this competition England finished second in the medals table behind Australia.

England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
Website	weareengland.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors	348
Flag bearers	Opening: Mark Foster (Swimming) Closing: John Regis (Athletics)
Officials	103
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 36 Silver 47 Bronze 52 Total 135
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Sports

Athletics

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Onochie Achike	triple jump	1 x gold
Oluwafemi Akinsanya	triple jump
Keith Anderson	marathon
Myrtle Augee	shot put	1 x silver
Tracy Axten	discus
Steve Backley	javelin	1 x silver
Sean Baldock	4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Matthew Belsham	pole vault
Sarah Bentley	10,000m
Rachael Beverley	hammer
Anthony Borsumato	400m hurdles
Kristen Bowditch	5,000m
Kimberley Braznell	10 km walk
William Burns	marathon
Darren Campbell	100m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x gold
Ben Challenger	high jump	1 x silver
Dwain Chambers	100m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x gold
Christopher Cheeseman	50 km walk
Allyn Condon	200m
Andrea Coore	long jump
Clova Court	heptathlon
Keith Cullen	5,000m
Tasha Danvers	400m hurdles
Christopher Davidson	long jump
Victoria Day	4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Jared Deacon	4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Marlon Devonish	100m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x gold
Bradley Donkin	800m
Andi Drake	20 km walk
Shelley Drew	discus
Michelle Dunkley	high jump
Spencer Duval	3,000m steeplechase
Mark Easton	50 km walk
Mark Edwards	shot put
Liz Fairs	100m hurdles
Donna Fraser	400m, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Jason Gardener	4 × 100 m relay	1 x gold
Lynn Gibson	1,500m
Julian Golding	200m, 4 × 100 m relay	2 x gold
Sally Goldsmith	10,000m
Julian Golley	triple jump
Dalton Grant	high jump	1 x gold
Damien Greaves	110m hurdles
Michelle Griffith	triple jump
Ashia Hansen	triple jump	1 x gold
Andy Hart	800m
Paul Head	hammer
Connie Henry	triple jump	1 x bronze
Mick Hill	javelin	1 x bronze
Steve Hollier	50 km walk
Kelly Holmes	1500 m	1 x silver
Shelley Holroyd	javelin
Emma Hornby	pole vault
Gillian Horovitz	marathon
Kevin Hughes	pole vault
Mark Hylton	400m, 4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Simmone Jacobs	100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x bronze
Tony Jarrett	110 m hurdles	1 x gold
Gary Jennings	400m hurdles
Joanne Jennings	high jump	1 x silver
Angela Joiner	10,000m
Mick Jones	hammer	1 x silver
Susan Jones	high jump
Rafer Joseph	decathlon
Tracy Joseph	long jump
Kerry Jury	heptathlon
Lisa Kehler	10 km road walk	1 x bronze
Karl Keska	5,000m
Du'aine Ladejo	decathlon
Denise Lewis	heptathlon	1 x gold
Jason Lobo	800m
Vicky Lupton	10 km walk
Margaret Lynes	shot put
Chris Maddocks	20 km walk
Keri Maddox	100m hurdles, 400m hurdles
Joice Maduaka	100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x bronze
Karen Martin	javelin	1 x silver
John Mayock	1500 m	1 x silver
Kevin McKay	1,500m
Emma Merry	discus
Diane Modahl	800m	1 x bronze
Kirsty Morrison	javelin	1 x bronze
Judy Oakes	shot put	1 x gold
Helen Pattinson	1500m
Steve Phillips	long Jump
Michelle Pierre	400m, 4 × 400 m Relay	1 x silver
Mark Proctor	shot put
John Regis	200 m	1 x bronze
Brendan Reilly	high jump
Gowry Retchakan-Hodge	400m hurdles	1 x silver
Marcia Richardson	100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay	1 x bronze
Mark Richardson	400m, 4 × 400 m relay	2 x silver
Mark Roberson	javelin
Danielle Sanderson	marathon
Lorraine Shaw	hammer	1 x silver
Paul Slythe	4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
David W. Smith	hammer
Glen Smith	discus
Lyn Sprules	hammer
Darrell Stone	20 km walk
David Taylor	marathon
Barry Thomas	decathlon
Michelle Thomas	400m, 4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Angie Thorp	100m hurdles
Glynn Tromans	10,000m
Ian Tullett	pole vault
Andrew Tulloch	110m hurdles
Solomon Wariso	400m, 4 × 400 m relay	1 x silver
Robert Weir	discus	1 x gold
Craig Wheeler	3,000m steeplechase
Ben Whitby	3,000m steeplechase
Andrea Whitcombe	5000 m	1 x silver
Anthony Whiteman	1500 m	1 x bronze
Janine Whitlock	pole vault
Perriss Wilkins	discus
Paula Wilson	pole vault
Joanne Wise	long jump	1 x gold
Sarah Young	5,000m

Badminton

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Simon Archer	doubles, mixed doubles, team	1 x gold, 2 x bronze
Mark Constable	singles, team	1 x bronze
Joanne Davies	doubles, mixed doubles, team	1 x gold, 1 x silver
Joanne Goode	doubles, mixed doubles, team	3 x gold
Darren Hall	singles, team	2 x bronze
Chris Hunt	doubles, mixed doubles, team	3 x bronze
Tracey Hallam	singles, team	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Donna Kellogg	doubles, mixed doubles, team	2 x gold, 1 x bronze
Peter Knowles	singles, team	1 x bronze
Julia Mann	singles, team	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Rebecca Pantaney	singles, team	1 x gold
Julian Robertson	doubles, team	2 x bronze
Nathan Robertson	doubles, mixed doubles, team	1 x silver, 2 x bronze
Sara Sankey	doubles, team	1 x gold

Bowls

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Tony Allcock	singles
Catherine Anton	fours	1 x bronze
Jean Baker	singles	1 x bronze
John Bell	fours
Grant Burgess	fours
David Cutler	pairs
Katherine Hawes	pairs
Mandy Jacklin	fours	1 x bronze
Brett Morley	fours
John Ottaway	pairs
Shirley Page	fours	1 x bronze
Mary Price	pairs
Norma Shaw	fours	1 x bronze
Andy Thomson	fours

Boxing

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Chris Bessey	Light Middleweight 71 kg	1 x gold
Courtney Fry	Light Heavyweight 81 kg	1 x gold
Audley Harrison	Super Heavyweight 91 kg+	1 x gold
James Hegney	Flyweight 51 kg
Gary Jones	Light flyweight 48 kg	1 x bronze
Andrew McLean	Lightweight 60 kg	1 x bronze
John Pearce	Middleweight 75 kg	1 x gold
David Walker	Welterweight 67 kg
Nigel Wright	Light welterweight 63.5 kg

Cycling

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Sally Boyden	road race, points
Jon Clay	team pursuit	1 x silver
Stuart Dangerfield	road time trial
Ruth Ellway	road race
Roger Hammond	road race
Rob Hayles	points, team pursuit	2 x silver
Angela Hunter	road race
Matt Illingworth	pursuit, team pursuit	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Peter Jacques	sprint
Maria Lawrence	road race
Chris Lillywhite	road race
Yvonne McGregor	pursuit	1 x bronze
Chris Newton	road time trial, road race
Craig Percival	sprint
Jason Queally	1 km time trial	1 x silver
Matt Stephens	road race
Colin Sturgess	points, team pursuit	1 x silver
Sara Symington	road race
Melanie Szubrycht	road race, points, sprint
John Tanner	road race
Chris Walker	road race
Shaun Wallace	points, scratch	1 x silver
Michelle Ward	points
Bradley Wiggins	pursuit, team pursuit	1 x silver

Diving

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Tony Ally	1m & 3 m springboard	1 x bronze
Sally Freeman	10 m platform
Mark Shipman	1m & 3m springboard
Jane Smith	1m & 3m springboard
Karen Smith	3m springboard & 10 m platform
Leon Taylor	10 m platform	1 x bronze
Lesley Ward	10 m platform

Gymnastics Artistic

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Andrew Atherton	team, all-around, rings, floor, parallel bars, pommel	1 x gold, 2 x silver
Ross Brewer	team, parallel bars	1 x gold
Gemma Cuff	team	1 x silver
Kelly Hackman	team, all-around, beam, floor, uneven bars	1 x silver
Craig Heap	team, all-around, horizontal bar, vault	1 x gold
Lisa Mason	vault, team, all-around, beam	1 x gold, 1 x silver
Lee McDermott	team, horizontal bar, pommel, rings	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
John Smethurst	team, floor	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Melissa Wilcox	team, uneven bars	1 x silver

Gymnastics Rhythmic

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Annabel Brown	individual all-around, team
Natasha Hibbitt	individual all-around, team
Rebecca Jose	team

Hockey

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Jennie Bimson	team	1 x silver
Kirsty Bowden	team	1 x silver
Karen Brown	team	1 x silver
Melanie Clewlow	team	1 x silver
Bobby Crutchley	team	1 x bronze
Tina Cullen	team	1 x silver
Jackie Empson	team	1 x silver
Guy Fordham	team	1 x bronze
Russell Garcia	team	1 x bronze
Brett Garrard	team	1 x bronze
Fiona Greenham	team	1 x silver
Julian Halls	team	1 x bronze
Stuart Head	team	1 x bronze
Michael Johnson	team	1 x bronze
David Luckes	team	1 x bronze
Denise Marston-Smith	team	1 x silver
Simon Mason	team	1 x bronze
Kerry Moore	team	1 x silver
Lucy Newcombe	team	1 x silver
Mandy Nicholson	team	1 x silver
Mark Pearn	team	1 x bronze
Justin Pidcock	team	1 x bronze
Carolyn Reid	team	1 x silver
Hilary Rose	team	1 x silver
Ben Sharpe	team	1 x bronze
Jane Sixsmith	team	1 x silver
Jane Smith	team	1 x silver
Jimmy Wallis	team	1 x bronze
Bill Waugh	team	1 x bronze
Duncan Woods	team	1 x bronze
Lucilla Wright	team	1 x silver
Jon Wyatt	team	1 x bronze

Netball

With a team captained by Fiona Murtagh and coached by Mary Beardwood,^[3][4] England won the bronze medal in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, defeating South Africa 56–54 in a playoff. In the group stages, they won four of their five matches. In the semi-finals they lost 70–30 to New Zealand.^[5][6]

Group A

14 September 1998	England	51–29	Barbados

15 September 1998	England	52–51	Jamaica

16 September 1998	England	62–32	Canada

17 September 1998	Malaysia	19–63	England

18 September 1998	Australia	66–29	England

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	377	145	+232	10
2	England	5	4	0	1	257	197	+60	8
3	Jamaica	5	3	0	2	317	223	-94	6
4	Barbados	5	2	0	3	219	267	-48	4
5	Canada	5	1	0	4	195	306	-111	2
6	Malaysia	5	0	0	5	120	347	-227	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Playoffs

Semi-final 2

19 September 1998	New Zealand	70–30	England

Bronze medal match

21 September 1998	England	56–54	South Africa

Squad

England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Karen Aspinall WA, C (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 (aged 20) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Lyn Carpenter (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32) – Lorraine Law – Hellen Manufor – Olivia Murphy C, WA (1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 21) – Fiona Murtagh (c) C, WD (1967-04-30)30 April 1967 (aged 31) – Amanda Newton GD, WD, GK (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 21) – Old Plaistovians Tracey Neville WA, GA (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 21) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) YWCA Bury Lucia Sdao (vc) – Naomi Siddall – Lisa Stanley – Joanne Zinzan GD, WD –	Head coach Mary Beardwood Assistant coach Denise Egan Manager: Maureen Mead Physiotherapist: Mo Collins Physiologist: Nuala Byrne Doctor: Shirley Emerson Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[3][4]

Shooting

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Andy Austin	skeet pair	1 x silver
Nick Baxter	air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair	2 x gold
Bob Borsley	trap & pair	1 x bronze
Lucy Bryce	rifle 3 position & pair
Peter Clark	centre fire pistol & pair, rapid fire pistol & pair
Malcolm Cowdrey	skeet
Neil Day	rifle prone & pair	1 x silver
Richard Fillery	rapid fire pistol & pair
Peter Flippant	centre fire pistol & pair
Mick Gault	air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair	4 x gold
Drew Harvey	skeet	1 x silver
Chris Hector	air rifle & pair, smallbore rifle & pair	2 x gold, 1 x bronze
Sharon Lee	rifle prone & pair
Andrew Luckman	fullbore rifle	1 x bronze
Louise Minett	air rifle & pair	2 x bronze
Karen Morton	rifle 3 position & pair
Susan Norman	rifle prone & pair
Carol Page	air pistol & pair
Ken Parr	smallbore rifle & pair	2 x bronze
Ian Peel	trap & pair	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Helen Preston	air pistol & pair
Antony Ringer	fullbore rifle
Philip Scanlan	rifle prone & pair	1 x silver
Becky Spicer	air rifle & pair	1 x bronze
Nigel Wallace	air rifle & pair	1 x gold

Squash

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Mark Cairns	doubles	1 x bronze
Mark Chaloner	singles, doubles	1 x gold
Linda Charman	singles, doubles
Suzanne Horner	singles, mixed doubles	1 x silver
Cassie Jackman	singles, doubles	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Paul Johnson	singles, doubles,	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Jane Martin	doubles
Simon Parke	singles, mixed doubles	1 x silver
Chris Walker	doubles	1 x bronze
Sue Wright	singles, doubles	1 x gold, 1 x bronze

Swimming

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Roger Ashcroft	200m butterfly
Andrew Clayton	200m freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay	1 x silver
Sarah Collings	800m freestyle	1 x bronze
Lyndsey Cooper	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	1 x silver
Joanne Deakins	200m backstroke
Helen Don-Duncan	100/200m backstroke	1 x bronze
Caroline Foot	100m butterfly, medley relay	1 x bronze
Mark Foster	50m freestyle	1 x gold
Robert Greenwood	100m butterfly
Martin Harris	100m backstroke, medley relay	1 x silver
James Hickman	100/200m butterfly, 200/400m medley, medley relay	1 x gold, 3 x silver
Linda Hindmarsh	100/200m breaststroke
Vicky Horner	400m freestyle	1 x silver
Anthony Howard	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	1 x bronze
Claire Huddart	200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay	2 x silver
Ben Lafferty	400m medley
Jaime King	100/200m breaststroke, medley relay	1 x bronze
Georgina Lee	100/200m butterfly
Karen Legg	200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay	2 x silver
Brett Lummis	200m medley
Richard Maden	100/200m breaststroke, medley relay	1 x silver
Gavin Meadows	50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay, medley relay	2 x silver, 2 x bronze
Darren Mew	100/200m breaststroke, medley relay	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Simon Militis	200m backstroke
Samantha Nesbit	200/400m medley
Stephen Parry	200m butterfly	1 x bronze
Margie Pedder	100/200m butterfly, 400m freestyle
Karen Pickering	50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay	3 x silver
Sarah Price	100m backstroke, medley relay	1 x bronze
Sue Rolph	50/ 100m freestyle, 200 medley 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, medley relay	2 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze
Adam Ruckwood	100/200m backstroke
James Salter	200/400m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle relay	1 x silver
Katy Sexton	200m backstroke	1 x gold
Nicholas Shackell	50/100m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, medley relay	1 silver, 1 x bronze
Helen Slatter	100m backstroke
Mark Stevens	100m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Adrian Turner	200/400m medley
Adam Whitehead	200m breaststroke	1 x bronze
Aaron Wiles	100m butterfly
Neil Willey	100/200m backstroke, medley relay	1 x silver
Ian Wilson	1500m freestyle

Synchronised swimming

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Gayle Adamson	solo	1 x bronze
Adele Carlsen	duet	1 x bronze
Katie Hooper	duet	1 x bronze

Ten-pin Bowling

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Pauline Buck	singles, doubles, mixed doubles	1 x silver
Gemma Burden	singles, doubles, mixed doubles
Wayne Greenall	singles, doubles, mixed doubles
Richard Hood	singles, doubles, mixed doubles	1 x silver

Weightlifting

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Anthony Arthur	94 kg	1 x silver
Andrew Callard	94 kg	2 x silver
Stewart Cruickshank	69 kg	1 x silver
Karl Grant	105 kg	1 x bronze
Giles Greenwood	105 kg+	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Leon Griffin	85 kg	2 x gold, 1 x silver
Stephen Ward	85 kg	1 x gold, 2 x silver
Thomas Yule	105 kg	3 x silver

See also

• England at the Commonwealth Games